ASWB LCSW Clinical Exam Material – comprehensive study guide and practice questions for
licensure
In treating a client in crisis, the caseworker should focus on
a. the immediate presenting problem
b. a few specific problems in day-to-day functioning
c. a wide range of problems in day-to-day functioning
d. underlying personality problems - correct answer ✔✔the immediate presenting problem
A social worker is interviewing a new patient who presents some symptoms of depression. The
patient reports recent changes such as diminished functioning, marked weight gain, early
morning awakening, fatigue, inability to concentrate, suicidal thoughts and headaches. The
patient mentions that he started a new medication for a medical condition three weeks ago.
The worker would first:
a. arrange a psychiatric consultation in order to have an anti-depressant prescribed
b. ascertain the prescribed medication and investigate its side-effects
c. proceed with a thorough psychosocial history and precipitating events
d. hospitalize this patient until the suicidal ideation passes - correct answer ✔✔ascertain the
prescribed medication and investigate its side-effects
A social worker is utilizing environmental manipulation as a technique when he/she:
a. represents the agency at a health and welfare council meeting
b. uses a psychosocial framework
c. suggests the use of psychoactive medications
, d. helps the client find more satisfying employment in a supportive environment - correct
answer ✔✔helps the client find more satisfying employment in a supportive environment
A diagnosis of Schizophreniform Disorder is generally applied to clients whose psychotic
symptoms:
a. are related to substance abuse
b. are very long term
c. show a marked and continuing decline in functioning
d. are similar to those of schizophrenia and have existed more than one month, but less than six
months. - correct answer ✔✔are similar to those of schizophrenia and have existed more than
one month, but less than six months.
A 15 year old female patient at a mental health clinic complains that for the past three weeks
she has been uncharacteristically angry and irritable and has had difficulty concentrating on
school work. She says that she feels "down in the dumps". Her appetite has diminished and
though weighing 120 pounds a month earlier, she has lost 9 pounds. She has difficulty sleeping
and has withdrawn from after school activities that she had previously found interesting and
enjoyable. During the interview she seems constantly in motion, rising several times and
walking around the room before returning to her chair. It is most likely that she is suffering
from:
a. a drug induced depression
b. a somatoform disorder
c. a depressive episode
d. an adolescent behavior disorder - correct answer ✔✔a depressive episode
The policy of providing Permanency Planning refers to:
a. children who are at risk of removal or are removed from their own homes
licensure
In treating a client in crisis, the caseworker should focus on
a. the immediate presenting problem
b. a few specific problems in day-to-day functioning
c. a wide range of problems in day-to-day functioning
d. underlying personality problems - correct answer ✔✔the immediate presenting problem
A social worker is interviewing a new patient who presents some symptoms of depression. The
patient reports recent changes such as diminished functioning, marked weight gain, early
morning awakening, fatigue, inability to concentrate, suicidal thoughts and headaches. The
patient mentions that he started a new medication for a medical condition three weeks ago.
The worker would first:
a. arrange a psychiatric consultation in order to have an anti-depressant prescribed
b. ascertain the prescribed medication and investigate its side-effects
c. proceed with a thorough psychosocial history and precipitating events
d. hospitalize this patient until the suicidal ideation passes - correct answer ✔✔ascertain the
prescribed medication and investigate its side-effects
A social worker is utilizing environmental manipulation as a technique when he/she:
a. represents the agency at a health and welfare council meeting
b. uses a psychosocial framework
c. suggests the use of psychoactive medications
, d. helps the client find more satisfying employment in a supportive environment - correct
answer ✔✔helps the client find more satisfying employment in a supportive environment
A diagnosis of Schizophreniform Disorder is generally applied to clients whose psychotic
symptoms:
a. are related to substance abuse
b. are very long term
c. show a marked and continuing decline in functioning
d. are similar to those of schizophrenia and have existed more than one month, but less than six
months. - correct answer ✔✔are similar to those of schizophrenia and have existed more than
one month, but less than six months.
A 15 year old female patient at a mental health clinic complains that for the past three weeks
she has been uncharacteristically angry and irritable and has had difficulty concentrating on
school work. She says that she feels "down in the dumps". Her appetite has diminished and
though weighing 120 pounds a month earlier, she has lost 9 pounds. She has difficulty sleeping
and has withdrawn from after school activities that she had previously found interesting and
enjoyable. During the interview she seems constantly in motion, rising several times and
walking around the room before returning to her chair. It is most likely that she is suffering
from:
a. a drug induced depression
b. a somatoform disorder
c. a depressive episode
d. an adolescent behavior disorder - correct answer ✔✔a depressive episode
The policy of providing Permanency Planning refers to:
a. children who are at risk of removal or are removed from their own homes
